Projection measuring device with screen and scale sections



Oct. 2, 1951 w. RINIKER 2,569,579

- PROJECTION MEASURINQ DEVICE WITH SCREEN AND SCALE SECTIONS I Filed June 2, 1950 5 IN V EN TOR. WILHELM RINKER BY A ATTORNEY Patented a. 2, 1951 2,569,579

UNITED-STATES "PATENT 'omc PROJECTION MEASURING DEVICE WITH SQREEN AND SCALE SECTIONS Wilhelm Rinker, -Wetzlar, Germany, assignor -to I Ernst Lcitz G. in. b. H.,'Wetzlar, Germany, a

corporation of Germany Application June 2, 1950; Serial No. 165,679 In Germany September 16, 1949 8Claims. (ores-24 This invention relates to measuring apparatus, circuliar disc, one half being arranged as the and more particularly to gauges where-measure laterally displaced mirror image of the other ments are read by means of a light pointer-moV- half, In the case of a semi-circular light pointer, ing onacalibrated screen. such an arrangement will result in the align- In known devices of this type, the light pointer 5 ment of the diameters of the two halves, the is produced by reflecting the image ofa circular two semi-circular discs being positioned at upaperture by means of one or-several mirrors onto posite sides of the line formed by the diameters a frosted glass pane The pointer is moved along so that the. measured valuecan be read on the the scale on the screen by the angular displacescale at either or both of the diameters.

ment of one of the mirrors which is actuated 1 The above and other objects, features and adeither directly or through an intermediate convantages of the present invention will become trol member by the measuring rod or gauge. more apparent in connection with the following Such measuring instrumentsimay also be prospecification and. drawings, in which:

vided with adjustable marks to indicate the limit- 'Fig. 1 is a cross-section of an indicating device ing values. I 1 for a measuring instrument according to this in- It is an object of the present invention to provention;

vide a measuring apparatus of the nature de- Fig. 2 is a front view of the screen showing the scribed in which the reading of measurements scale sections and the ribbonadjusting device is greatly facilitated. according to this invention; and

It is also an object of this invention to provide Fig. 3 is a front View of the screen with the such a measuring apparatus with simple means scales showing a, different measurement indicato enable the operator to make highly accurate tion than in Fig. 2. readings with ease. Referring now to the drawings, which illus- It is a further object of the invention to protrate one embodiment of the invention applivide a sorting gauge adapted to enable the opercable, for instance, to ga e, l c tes a light ator to determine with one glance upon the source and 2 a condenserlens illuminating the measuring scale whether an article to be tested aperture 3, whose image is thrown onto screen 6 has dimensions outside the set tolerance limits. by means of concave mirror 4 and plane mirror The above and other objects are accomplished 5. The aperture 3 has the shape of the pointer in accordance with the invention by providing 3a, 3b (see Figs. 2 and 3). The concave mirror two scale sections on the reading screen, each is pivotable around axis 1 and is controlled by section carrying a'scale extending over at least U-shaped lever 8 which is actuated by gauge pin halfof the range to be covered.- The two scale 9. Screen 6 is divided into the two sections 6a sections are arranged adjacent one another in a and 61), a p d W h a s he Scal common plane and the scales are so displaced in sections are arranged S de y side but the scales the direction of the scale extension in respect to are displaced in the direction of extension of the each other that they overla only over ll scale so that the scales overlap only over a short portion of the scale; the overlapping region of distance h Vicinity 0f the o mark- The the two scales is preferably located in the vicinity portions 60 and 6d of the screen, which are not of the zero mark. r mused, are preferably covered to be non-trans- According to another feature of this invention, p e transparent colored ribbons maybe usedto de- Two ribbons l0 and Il, preferably of different lineate the tolerance limits by moving or sliding color, are wound on rollers l2 and I3 and can these ribbons into alignment with the scale secbe slid onto the screen 6 by turning knobs l4 tions. Preferably, each ribbon is inserted at one is and I5.

,end of each of the scale sections and "moved-to When the indicating device is used, for inregister with a portion of the respective scale. stance in a thickness gauge, the tolerance limits When the light pointer is reflected upon that porare first adjusted by shifting the colored ribbons tion of the scale section, it will appear in color. l0 and H so that their terminations coincide It is a further feature of this invention that 50 with the limits as read on the scale such as those areas inside the screen frame which are in Figs. 2 and 3. The article to be measured is not used for the scales are made opaque. then introduced and, depending on its thickness,

In accordance with still another feature of this either the light pointer section 3a or 3b will apinvention, the light pointer may be formed by pear in the left or right section of the screen, two identical sections, such as two halves of a as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, respectively. If the steam diameter of the semi-circular disc pointer is within the colored portion of the scale, the tolerance limit has been exceeded by the tested article. The exact measure can be read on the scale.

Although a particular embodiment has been shown and described, it will beunderstood that the invention is not limited thereto and that modifications thereof may be made within the scope of the present invention.

What is claimed is:

1. An indicating device for-measuring 'appaiatus comprising in combination: a'light s ouroe; means for forming an image of said light source as an indicia mark; a screen; reflective-means adapted to throw said image onto said screen; 1

means for gauging a work piece pivotable means forming part of said refiectivemeans andbein'g actuated by said gauging means to changetlie location of the indicia image on the screen in response to a movement of the gauging means controlled by -the-dimension of said-work piece; :a scale arranged 'on said screen and consisting of :two scale sections arrangedsideby side each other and being'longitudinally displaced so --that only a fra'ction of each of said scalesections lies in an overlapping region, said indicia image being thrown onto one or the other of said sca-le :sections, depending on :said movement of the gauging means.

2. *An: indicating-device for measuring apparatus comprising in combination: a light 1 source; 'an aperture arranged in front of said light source and having the form 'of a -desired-indicia mark; "a "screen; a "gauging pin; ipivotable reflective means adapted to 'form ran ima'ge of said aperture on said screen, said reflective means -being adaipt'ed to lie-pivoted by said gaugingipin. in re- -sponse to a movement of the -p'in controlled by the dimension of a -work piece to be measured; 5 a -scal'e arranged on sai'd*screen and bonsisting of -two s'cale s'ection's air'an'ge'd side by 'side each other and being longitudinallydisplaeed sothat only a-fra'cti6n 6f eah f said scale-sections lies in an overlappi'ng' re'gio'n,said indicia mar-k being formed on one or the-'other of said s'cale sec'tion's, depend-m :onsaid movement'or the gauging pin. 3. indicating device as defined in claim '--1, wherein on'e of said s'e'ale sections contains' po'si 1 tive' -measuri'ng mai ks to indicatea dimension of 3 the work piece in excess df thenorm, "the other or said'seal'e sectionscontains 1 negative I measurin'gmarks to indicate -a-di1'nensi6n of the "work piece smaller th'an the normg-an'd said overlapping region'includes the zero-markson'both scale sections; said zero mar ks being-"aligned.

f4. -=An indicating device as defined in claim '"1, wherein the parts'of the screen covered "by the 4 scale sections i are l transparent 'while the re'st o'f the s'creen is opaque.

5. --A-n i'ndicating devieefor nieasurin'g a paratus comprising, in combination: a light source; 'an aperture' in frontof-said light sou'rce and hav- T ing the form of a desired indiciaimark 'a sc'reen; meaus forg a'uging a work piece; reflective mearis including pivotable means adapted to form an' image of'said aperture on the screemsaid pivot- :able means being adapted to he actu'ated -by a movement of the gauging means controlled by the dimension of said work piece; a scale arranged on said screen and consisting of two scale sections arranged side by side each other and being longitudinally displaced so that only a fraction of each of said-scalesections lies in an "overlapping region, said fiindicia mark being formed on one or the other of said scale sections,

depending on said movement of the gauging means; and adjustable masking means arranged to be brought into 'registration with a portion of each 'ofsaid scale sections.

'6. An indicating-device as defined in claim 5,

wherein *said masking means comprises two transparent colored ribbons carried by rotatable support means arranged adjacent each of said "'7. "An indicating device for measuring apparatus' con'iprising in combination: a light source;

an aperture in front of said light source and -having-the form-of a desired incl-iciaanark; a

screen: carrying two scale sections arranged side by-side'- eachother and-being longitudinally displaced so that only a'fraction of-each-of sai'd seale -sections :lies in =anoverlapping region, the

part of the screen carrying the scale sections beingtransparent -wh-ile the r-est of the :screen is opaque r a 1 gauging pin; refiective -means including1pivotab1e means adapted to form=-animage of said aperture on said screen, said pivotable --means-being-adapted -tobe actuated by a movement of the :gaugingr-pin controlled by thedimensionof a work -;piece-to be measured; said image of the aperture-forming the indicia T mark comprising two identical portions arranged adjacent each other -:and one being the mirror "imagebf the other, -:each of said-indicia m'ark portions being adapted to besho wn'on said transparent screen scale sections while' the othervportion of the mark-is covered by- -the opaque part of =the screen, the ;positionof --the -indicia-' mark a despending on said movement 'of the gauging pin.

8. An indicating device as defined in'- claim =7, whereinsaid indicia mark comprises two semicircular discs, --each disc 1 registering with one of said-scale seetions andsaid discs-being arranged *so that their diameters are ina straight line=and the discs are .positioned on opposite sides of said line.

WILHELM RIN'K'ER.

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